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by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
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Orlando Senator Randolph Bracy says those behind a restrictive voting bill are "drunk on power." Image: The Florida Channel
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State Sen. Dennis Baxley amended his controversial elections bill – SB 90 – on Wednesday at a meeting of the Rules Committee.
It allows drop boxes now at some locations for limited hours and requires a pen-to-paper signature — a so-called “wet” signature — for voter verification. It also outlaws giving anything — including food or water — to people within 150 feet of a polling place.